Personal information | |||
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Full name | William McAndrew[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkintilloch, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 December 1965[2] | (aged 78)||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1910 | Queen's Park | 105 | (0) |
1910–1920 | Clyde | 158 | (0) |
1920–1922 | Third Lanark | 57 | (0) |
1922–1923 | Dundee Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1911–1912 | Scottish Football League XI | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1923 | Dundee Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
1925–1946 | Hamilton Academical | ||
1947 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William McAndrew (3 September 1887 – 23 December 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for Queen's Park, Clyde, Third Lanark and Dundee Hibernian.[3]
Career[edit]
During his Clyde career, he played for the club in the 1912 Scottish Cup Final and represented the Scottish League three times.[4] After a spell as caretaker player-manager while with Dundee Hibernian,[5][6] McAndrew got his first permanent appointment as a manager with Hamilton Academical in 1925.[7] He remained in the role for 21 years, taking the club to the 1935 Scottish Cup Final as well as a fourth place League finish in the same season.[7] He briefly managed Dunfermline Athletic in 1947.[8]
Personal life[edit]
McAndrew served in the First World War as a lieutenant in the Glasgow Highlanders and was held as a prisoner of war.[8][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Willie McAndrew". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "W McAndrew". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Willie McAndrew – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Willie McAndrew – Dundee United Managerial Statistics (The DUFC Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Willie McAndrew 1947 | Club | Former Managers | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ a b Rundo, Peter; Watson, Mike (2009). Dundee United – The Official Centenary History. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-84158-828-5.